The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales An Empirical Analysis * Felix Oberholzer Koleman Strumpf Harvard Business School UNC Chapel Hill foberholzer@hbs.edu cigar@unc.edu March 2004 Abstract A longstanding economic question is the appropriate level of protection for intellectual property. The Internet has drastically lowered the cost of copying information goods and provides a natural crucible to assess the implications of reduced protection. We consider the specific
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An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling: Deciding between two rights Ethics‚ considered the study of moral philosophy‚ is a broad way of defining human duty‚ right and wrong; essentially‚ it is more expansive than simply applying a principle. Dilemmas are situations that require a choice between options appearing uniformly favorable‚ unfavorable or mutually exclusive. Naturally‚ an ethical dilemma can place a professional counselor in a precarious position‚ thereby compromising the effectiveness of the
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Local Revenue Sharing and Competitive Balance Problem Statement Your textbook shows the conditions that lead to increased competitive balance with an increase in local revenue sharing. Data exist on competitive balance and local revenue sharing so you can examine this for yourself. New local revenue sharing plans were put in place in MLB for the 1995 season and another increase in revenue sharing was in place for the 2001 season. These changes create a "natural experiment" for analyzing the
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Running Head: PATIENT’S CONFIDENTIALITY CODE Patient’s Confidentiality Code PATIENT’S CONFIDENTIALIT CODE Abstract My topic for this assignment will identify the Medical Industry and its ability to privatize the medical information of its patients. The confidentiality clause promises a commitment to keep all medical history private. This is troublesome for the industry itself in many ways. First‚ not all employees are bonded or qualified to specifically handle social
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This essay is based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify
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1. 1 Legal and organizational requirements on equality‚ diversity‚ discrimination‚ rights ‚ confidentiality and sharing of information in relation to managing and developing yourself and your workforce Legislation forms a framework which all care homes must adhere to; this is carried out in many guises and includes many parliamentary acts such as human rights act 1998 and the mental health act 1993‚ these acts are designed to protect and promote rights and responsibilities of people within a
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Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Interpersonal Work First 5 Santa Cruz County Service Integration Brown Bag Lunches August 2008 Conducted for: August 4: Kelly Wolf‚ Program Manager CASA of Santa Cruz County kelly@casaofsantacruz.org August 8: Francis Krebs‚ Supervisor Health Services Agency‚ Children’s Mental Health francis.krebs@health.co.santa-cruz.ca.us Presenters: Agenda I. II. III. Welcome & Introductions Defining personal boundaries Small group discussions a. Why are
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and our ability to share who we are. Our greatest gift. Lets rewind a little. Cave paintings. First we paint to say I was here. Then we paint to say why we are here‚ to pass on knowledge‚ experience. To build on what we know. For this is evolution… sharing for survival. We share more and more‚ now we share our fiends‚ we share our favorite on Youtube‚ our location‚ we share photos‚ maybe sometimes even a drink. Every time we share we are reflecting our personality. Our selves. But this is normal. Innovation
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Research Project Number: 40903400 In the American Medical Associations or AMA website under the‚ “ AMA Code of Medical Ethics‚ Opinion 5.07” a number of important issues are discussed regarding the confidentiality of medical records on computers. The information in computers is a vital point when it comes to confidentiality and the issues discussed are used to in order to maintain‚ organized and ensure the confidentiality of medical information. I
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Need for disaster management It was October 5‚ 1968. The Kosi river in Bihar played havoc as 9 lakh cusec of water was discharged in one day alone. Forty years later‚ the survivors of flood fury in north-eastern Bihar are returning to their homes without fully knowing how a repeat of such discharge in a day can ruin them altogether. The sudden diversion of the Kosi’s course last fortnight already inundated huge tracks of Supaul‚ Madhepura‚ Araria‚ Purnea and Saharsa districts‚ traditionally non-flooded
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